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i caught up with the attorney general in washington, d.c. busy time for you. >> always is. the justice department is an interesting place and a lot of issues we are constantly conare fronting. it's always busy here. >> i know why it's especially busy, everyone is debating whether or not this is discrimination, whether or not this is something we shouldn't even be talking about. >> the justice department has a unique responsibility inñ that regard. we're the enforcers of the voting rights act of 1965 and in particular section five of that act which deals with the whole question of voting and so we've been active in that regard. we file suits against certain states where we thought the practices that they sought to introduce were." inappropriate. we have precleared other states where we think the changes they have made are in fact appropriate so we have a good number of lawyers in our civil rights division who are engaged at this moment in just that subject. >> help walk me through this, because you know, there are many people who are saying that the voter i.d. law that are
i caught up with the attorney general in washington, d.c. busy time for you. >> always is. the justice department is an interesting place and a lot of issues we are constantly conare fronting. it's always busy here. >> i know why it's especially busy, everyone is debating whether or not this is discrimination, whether or not this is something we shouldn't even be talking about. >> the justice department has a unique responsibility inñ that regard. we're the enforcers of the...
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washington. >> i was on suicide watch last week and i just came back last week. >> why? what happened? >> they was trying to send me somewhere i didn't want to be. >> so what did you do? >> i cut my wrist with a razor blade. >> washington went on to explain that he cut his wrist to prevent the prison to transferring him to the sensitive needs yard or sny. it's a place most inmates want nothing to do with. >> sensitive needs yards is certainly for inmates that meet certain criteria, mostly your rapists, molesters, dropout gang members. it used to be pt yard, protective housing unit. >> washington's neighbor and fishing partner told us how a move to sny makes an inmate damaged goods. >> sny isn't just so much rapists and child molesters, it's weaker guys, especially guys who are doing life sentences like mr. washington. any time he is seen by his peers, the guys on the main line they are going to consider him a piece of -- a piece of [ bleep ]. >> hey, washington, i'm giving you a direct order to g
washington. >> i was on suicide watch last week and i just came back last week. >> why? what happened? >> they was trying to send me somewhere i didn't want to be. >> so what did you do? >> i cut my wrist with a razor blade. >> washington went on to explain that he cut his wrist to prevent the prison to transferring him to the sensitive needs yard or sny. it's a place most inmates want nothing to do with. >> sensitive needs yards is certainly for...
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i can't wait. >> thanks. >>> southeast washington organizers hope it will be another destination inward 7, it's the new $10 million ten else education and community center, they say it's the first of its kind in southeast. also a partnership between the washington tenants and education foundation and the districts government. the foundation provides academic help to underprivileged children and teaches them how to apply tennis lessons to every day life. past participants say it's a program that opens doors to brighter futures. >> in the program i started when it first started and i met willis thomas and it's a good experience. like we got to travel the world a lot, do different tournaments, meet different people. >> it helped mature, become responsible, understand that if there's more to the world than just southeast and that i could make it, i could be a success and that i didn't need to do the wrong thing in order to make it in life. they've had an impact on everything in my life. i don't think i would have been able to go to school, boarding school, college, and now law school. >> wa
i can't wait. >> thanks. >>> southeast washington organizers hope it will be another destination inward 7, it's the new $10 million ten else education and community center, they say it's the first of its kind in southeast. also a partnership between the washington tenants and education foundation and the districts government. the foundation provides academic help to underprivileged children and teaches them how to apply tennis lessons to every day life. past participants say it's...
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george washington university was taken off the 2013 list of best colleges today. that after the magazine says it overstated data on incoming freshman for more than a decade. the chief rancor says he thinks the error was inadvert ant. but will stay until future information can be confirmed. >> drivers of a pick-up truck and students need to be taken to the hospital. happened today. a pick-up truck rear-ended the bus at 301 andwan son road. a spokes person tells us 32 kids were on the bus at the time. the only one who had to go to the hospital was complaining of knee pain. no word yet on any charges related to the crash. >>> if you are eating dinner, push it aside until after this story. a former usda poultry inspector department wants to roll out nationwide could leave you eating some of the most gross stuff you can imagine. in the kitchen with more on that. >> puss, scabs, feces. how is that for gross? all of that could end up in the chicken that you are cooking for your family if the usda goes ahead with your plan. the usda insists it is trying to refocus inspect
george washington university was taken off the 2013 list of best colleges today. that after the magazine says it overstated data on incoming freshman for more than a decade. the chief rancor says he thinks the error was inadvert ant. but will stay until future information can be confirmed. >> drivers of a pick-up truck and students need to be taken to the hospital. happened today. a pick-up truck rear-ended the bus at 301 andwan son road. a spokes person tells us 32 kids were on the bus...
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the washington redskins getting back to work today in ashburn after their bye week. lots to mull over after their embarrassing loss to carolina, but some good news, though. several injured players returned to practice for the first time in a while including this guy, receiver pierre garcon. he's been out since week one of the season after hurting his foot. now these guys weren't full speed. maker shanahan said it was just good to have them back. >> we got a chance to work for the first time, haven't had a chance to talk to him yet, but he looked like he did some good things. i'm just hoping there's no setback. i know it's painful for him, but he wanted to work through it today. >> knowing that you're not 100% isn't as happy as i want to be, but trying to take the positive and being out there and trying to give my team some energy to play forward and make this run. >> could the redskins be less a shanahan next season? the philadelphia inquirer has one on the replacement list for andy reid. >>> our latest game of the week poll choices this week include langley at undef
the washington redskins getting back to work today in ashburn after their bye week. lots to mull over after their embarrassing loss to carolina, but some good news, though. several injured players returned to practice for the first time in a while including this guy, receiver pierre garcon. he's been out since week one of the season after hurting his foot. now these guys weren't full speed. maker shanahan said it was just good to have them back. >> we got a chance to work for the first...
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including in washington, they released them to make room. and now unless they transform into will chamberlain, he will not help them unless they are playing like crop after last night's loss in dallas. they summed it up and said that it is a learning process. and you might be wondering where they will stand on the list. and one franchise record for the bad starts, which they will need to set last season. '08 -- 8 -- for the0-8 team. that's the worse start, holding the worse record for them i should say. they both lost 18 in a row. and now 7,500 have voted. go in and click it for the playoff time. that's a good one. that's it for us. cbs evening news is coming up next. good night everyone.
including in washington, they released them to make room. and now unless they transform into will chamberlain, he will not help them unless they are playing like crop after last night's loss in dallas. they summed it up and said that it is a learning process. and you might be wondering where they will stand on the list. and one franchise record for the bad starts, which they will need to set last season. '08 -- 8 -- for the0-8 team. that's the worse start, holding the worse record for them i...
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>> reporter: it's the five star inn at -- five star inn at little washington that's put washington, virginia on the map. now azannal worthy of the big washington is making its mark on the tiny picturesque town. >> this kind of thing is happening in our sleepy little town. they were right here. >> reporter: paula broadwell was here with her husband to celebrate her 40th birthday in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains. >> i really wish i had seen theme because -- >> reporter: because there was no room in the famous inn. the inn fills up fast in the fall. the broad wells stayed a little ways down main street at the middleton inn. where a yellow lab stands guard. the broadwells arrived thursday and ate dinner in nearby sperryville at the thornton river grill. friday evening they had reservations at the inn at little washington. the broadwells seemed to be enjoying each other's company thursday and friday. they went on hikes and took a strenuous bike ride together. but then after the news about her affair with general petraeus broke friday night, the mood between them soured. and they left
>> reporter: it's the five star inn at -- five star inn at little washington that's put washington, virginia on the map. now azannal worthy of the big washington is making its mark on the tiny picturesque town. >> this kind of thing is happening in our sleepy little town. they were right here. >> reporter: paula broadwell was here with her husband to celebrate her 40th birthday in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains. >> i really wish i had seen theme because --...
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harper becomes the first washington national to win that award. kristen berset will have more on it and bryce harper's reaction tonight on 9 news at 11:00. >>> look outside right now. it's a really nice november evening. topper shutt joins us from the weather center. i guess foam our luck goes away. >> yes. we're looking at a reality check, couldn't last forever, but 72 today despite the clouds. let's start with it radar. we still have a few hours before the showers roll into the immediate metro area. they'll essentially roll into the mountains of garrett county and into west virginia the next hour or so and then roll across the mountains through the evening. another two, maybe three hours. the farther east you are of town, the better chance you have of staying dry. the good news is most folks are home and the evening commute has been generally dry. we do see showers in morgantown down 79 told kin all rolling eastward as we -- to elkins all rolling eastward as we go through the nighttime. 63 in gaithersburg and 66 in manassas. we'll come back and
harper becomes the first washington national to win that award. kristen berset will have more on it and bryce harper's reaction tonight on 9 news at 11:00. >>> look outside right now. it's a really nice november evening. topper shutt joins us from the weather center. i guess foam our luck goes away. >> yes. we're looking at a reality check, couldn't last forever, but 72 today despite the clouds. let's start with it radar. we still have a few hours before the showers roll into the...
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next. >>> only in washington, d.c. do the 3-6 football team and the word playoffs get used in the same sentence. yes, the skins have a lot of division games left but as derek mcginty would say, let's get real. the redskins don't look anything like a playoff team and here come the eagles starting a rookie quarterback nick foles. rookies have feasted on washington lately. cam newton, sam bradford burned burgundy and gold so mike shanahan and jim haslett were asked today about what they knew about sir nick. >> just really don't know for sure. we were lucky enough to have him for a we can at the senior bowl. he's a great kid, a lot of ability. >> a lot of young guys playing in the league, a lot of young quarterbacks. we got one. he's just another one. that's like six rookies starting in the league this week. he's a good football player. >> wow, six rookies starting in the league. proof once again that we go anywhere for good football. our game of the week poll winner is walkersville and middle town, maryland. more than 1,0
next. >>> only in washington, d.c. do the 3-6 football team and the word playoffs get used in the same sentence. yes, the skins have a lot of division games left but as derek mcginty would say, let's get real. the redskins don't look anything like a playoff team and here come the eagles starting a rookie quarterback nick foles. rookies have feasted on washington lately. cam newton, sam bradford burned burgundy and gold so mike shanahan and jim haslett were asked today about what they...
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for 9 wants to know with the washington guardians. >> thank you, russ. the white house did not respond to requests for a comment, anita? >>> you can rip out that dictionary page that has the word landslide in it because it looks like we're not going to be needing it this time this year. polls show the popular vote for the president to be virtually tied and that is enough for both candidates to run scared and hard. >> reporter: we'll see some running hard over the weekend in virgini anita, one of the few remaining swing states. but there was not much running this evening in silver spring. more like a slow walk. early voting scheduled to end at 9:00 p.m. and at 8:30, the lines were so long. >> reporter: 24 hours ago the number of the early maryland voters passed 3 30,000. tonight's numbers could push it up to half a million, even though that they are not spending any time in the obama column. they sounded alike. >> ohio is a center place where we will make sure that we take and we're going to take back the white house. >> we will win ohio! we'll win this e
for 9 wants to know with the washington guardians. >> thank you, russ. the white house did not respond to requests for a comment, anita? >>> you can rip out that dictionary page that has the word landslide in it because it looks like we're not going to be needing it this time this year. polls show the popular vote for the president to be virtually tied and that is enough for both candidates to run scared and hard. >> reporter: we'll see some running hard over the weekend in...
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. >>> okay, the election is done, the president is back in washington. yep, he was reelect. but unless you live in a cave you already know that. what you may not be focused on is what's coming up. >> do the words sequestration and fiscal cliff scare you? they ought to. unless somebody fixes this your wallet is going to get slammed and people we know are going to lose their jobs. it is going to cost you real money. gary nurenberg is here. >> the phrase "ugly truth" may as well have been invented for this one. politicians don't want to do straight talk about this kind of certain pain so they put it off until after the election. well, it's after the election, and there is a costly mess ahead. congress couldn't get a deal to cut the deficit so it delayed the fight until now. going off the fiscal cliff means crashing into your home. >> if we go over the fiscal cliff, we will increase taxes by $500 billion through 2013. that's an average tax increase of $3500 for every household in america. >> then there is is he qes straichghts months and months ago congress said we will impose a
. >>> okay, the election is done, the president is back in washington. yep, he was reelect. but unless you live in a cave you already know that. what you may not be focused on is what's coming up. >> do the words sequestration and fiscal cliff scare you? they ought to. unless somebody fixes this your wallet is going to get slammed and people we know are going to lose their jobs. it is going to cost you real money. gary nurenberg is here. >> the phrase "ugly truth"...
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. >> reporter: congress returns to washington next week. but it is likely lawmakers will push closing a deal right up to the deadline. tara mergener, for cbs news, the white house. >>> now, the president is set to speak at 1:00. we will be streaming it live on our web site. wusatv9.com. >>> former democratic national committee chair terry mcauliffe is running for political office and sent an e-mail announcing he will run for governor of virginia. he tried for governor last year but lost in the democratic provide mare. since the current governor republican bob mcdonald cannot run again, they are seeking the republican nomination. >>> this election day, maryland became one of the three states to pass the same-sex marriage by popular vote. the first weddings take place in january but as chris fisher report, one local company has been planning these kinds of weddings for the last 13 years. >> same-sex weddings may be new to maryland but not catherine. >> the web site is gay weddings.com. we are a comprehensive planning resource for same-sex cou
. >> reporter: congress returns to washington next week. but it is likely lawmakers will push closing a deal right up to the deadline. tara mergener, for cbs news, the white house. >>> now, the president is set to speak at 1:00. we will be streaming it live on our web site. wusatv9.com. >>> former democratic national committee chair terry mcauliffe is running for political office and sent an e-mail announcing he will run for governor of virginia. he tried for governor...
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school in northwest washington. >>reporter: hi, jc, we're off reno road in northwes washington. the precinct 33, merch elementary school turnout all morning long has been brisk. most people here voting by paper ballot, some 700 paper ballots have been cast by late morning. now, obviously the presidential race, obama/romney is driving a lot of this traffic, but also you've got some highly- contested local races. incumbents michael brown facing stiff challenges. you've got a couple of charter issues that are extremely important here. one of them says that people convicted of felonies can no longer seek public office. you might think that's a stretch, well, we've had two councilmembers who have pled guilty to felonies, one serving prison time right now and another one awaiting sentencing, that being the council chairman. we were also at shepherd elementary school today, that's where i voted. some 600 people are cast ballots by late morning. so brisk turnout throughout the city. want to mention one race, ward 7, that's
school in northwest washington. >>reporter: hi, jc, we're off reno road in northwes washington. the precinct 33, merch elementary school turnout all morning long has been brisk. most people here voting by paper ballot, some 700 paper ballots have been cast by late morning. now, obviously the presidential race, obama/romney is driving a lot of this traffic, but also you've got some highly- contested local races. incumbents michael brown facing stiff challenges. you've got a couple of...
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meanwhile washington has been moving to bolster alicenses with japan, south korea and australia. what's the region's view of beijing and how is washington's renewed focus on asia being received? here with answers is our very own man in asia wendell minnick in town for his annual visit to washington from taipei. welcome wendell. >> thank you. >> so how is china and specifically its military modernization viewed in the region including china's fielding of a new aircraft carrier? >> well, each country has a different perspective oncoming's military modernization. the philippine is the most concerned about it obviously. they have a very weak navy. both of them have claims to the south china sea and these disputes are flaring up of course. china's military modernization efforts include an aircraft carrier and they appear to be building more as we speak. so they're laying claim to south china sea and other parts of the east china sea as well. primarily for oil and fishing rights. china's a growing population, it's a hungry nation, they're flush with cash. and they spend it on big ships
meanwhile washington has been moving to bolster alicenses with japan, south korea and australia. what's the region's view of beijing and how is washington's renewed focus on asia being received? here with answers is our very own man in asia wendell minnick in town for his annual visit to washington from taipei. welcome wendell. >> thank you. >> so how is china and specifically its military modernization viewed in the region including china's fielding of a new aircraft carrier?...
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. >>> no one saw this one coming, and tonight washington is trying to figure it out. legendary four star general david patraeus has admitted to an extramarital affair and has resigned as director of the cia. the fbi had begun an investigation of the affair. >> patraeus calmed his unbehavior unacceptable for a cia director and he quit this afternoon. gary nurenberg is here on with what this all means. >> reporte anita used the word legendary. patraeus wrote the book on how the cia conducted campaign. he changsd the wars in iraq and -- changed the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> he was revered. >> he's described by many as the most influential and the most important general of his generation. >> reporter: that was his legacy until friday when it was revealed the fbi had begun an investigation of e-mails he exchanged with 39-year-old journalist paula broadwell, the author of a book about him. patraeus called his behavior unacceptable and said after being married for 37 years i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. president obama accepted
. >>> no one saw this one coming, and tonight washington is trying to figure it out. legendary four star general david patraeus has admitted to an extramarital affair and has resigned as director of the cia. the fbi had begun an investigation of the affair. >> patraeus calmed his unbehavior unacceptable for a cia director and he quit this afternoon. gary nurenberg is here on with what this all means. >> reporte anita used the word legendary. patraeus wrote the book on how...
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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning, again. most of the country is looking forward to election day, or at the least, looking forward to the campaign being over. but in large parts of the northeast, it is still the aftermath of the storm that is in the forefront of many people's thoughts. at least 110 are dead, more than 2 million are still without power. close to 1 million in new york city alone. 80% of new york city subway service has been restored, but it may be days before gas shortages are rer stored and the national guard has been called in to keep order at gas stations. the storm has caused an estimated $20 billion in damages, plus an estimated $50 billion in economic losses to the region. the state of new jersey was hit hardest, and for more on that, we're going to ben tracy in tuckerton beach, good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, bob. this is what so many neighborhoods all along the new jersey shore look like. they're almost frozeep in time. there is really no recovery going on here yet be
captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning, again. most of the country is looking forward to election day, or at the least, looking forward to the campaign being over. but in large parts of the northeast, it is still the aftermath of the storm that is in the forefront of many people's thoughts. at least 110 are dead, more than 2 million are still without power. close to 1 million in new york city...
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we spoke to the idf reservist in washington, d.c. and whose trip may be cut short if contentions continue to escalation. >> this is gaza and as you can see we actually bombed inside there also. and these are parts of israel. >> reporter: he's suppose to be vacationing with friends here in the nation's capital. but instead in the past couple of days, the 23-year-old has been glued to the news of the deadly missile strikes in his home country of israel. >> and they have just asked to bring in 75,000 troops. >> reporter: he's one of them. just two months removed from the active duty. his name is on the idf reservist list. and he is expecting that he will be calling back home, put on the front line in any minute. >> if i do i'll be there because it's a private thing to fight for our country and for our home. >> reporter: the israeli air force has delivered deadly air strikes in response to the missiles being shot at them. they control the gaza strip. it was the israeli air strike that killed their leader on wednesday. and now as the figh
we spoke to the idf reservist in washington, d.c. and whose trip may be cut short if contentions continue to escalation. >> this is gaza and as you can see we actually bombed inside there also. and these are parts of israel. >> reporter: he's suppose to be vacationing with friends here in the nation's capital. but instead in the past couple of days, the 23-year-old has been glued to the news of the deadly missile strikes in his home country of israel. >> and they have just...
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and also there are concerns in washington. how is this new leader going to be looking at the roast of the world and -- rest of the world and dealing with countries like the united states and the region? >> well -- i think like i said he qualifies as being somebody who's probably a nationalist and probably proud of what china's done in the last 30 years, china now is the world's second largest economy and taking a greater role across the world. so i think he's someone who maybe perhaps a little bit sensitive to what china's stature or is how people may perceive the slights to its -- to its interests. but i'm not sure that we should see a really dramatic change in the way china has behaved. >> is the -- and i can't believe that it's 2012 and still talking about bureaus but obviously you know in a communist country that's an important organization. what is the composition of the bureau tell us about how he's going to lead or how much leash he's going to have to do what he wants? >> well, i think given that a lot of his people who
and also there are concerns in washington. how is this new leader going to be looking at the roast of the world and -- rest of the world and dealing with countries like the united states and the region? >> well -- i think like i said he qualifies as being somebody who's probably a nationalist and probably proud of what china's done in the last 30 years, china now is the world's second largest economy and taking a greater role across the world. so i think he's someone who maybe perhaps a...
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we saw all the an ads in the presidential race and it seems if you're washington washington d.c. tv, there are just as many ads about expanding gaming. you see the big vote for question 7 behind me, the big sign, and supporters are hoping to hold a big victory party here at national harbor tonight. this is where they want to build a $800 million destination resort casino, but first they have to get the nod from voters to build both maryland sz sixth casino and to allow table games at slots palses across -- pal asses across maryland. voters are conflicted because of either side of this issue. polls suggest that voters going into this are split right down the middle. >> i'm just -- i'm not certain when i get in there which way i'm going to go. >> reporter: you're actually going to decide in the ballot box. >> in the ballot box, that's what i'm going to do. >> that will bring more jobs. i didn't think any would go toward the schools and i need a job. >> reporter: ununemployed and looking for work? >> i've been looking for work for the past five years. >> reporter: supporters are pro
we saw all the an ads in the presidential race and it seems if you're washington washington d.c. tv, there are just as many ads about expanding gaming. you see the big vote for question 7 behind me, the big sign, and supporters are hoping to hold a big victory party here at national harbor tonight. this is where they want to build a $800 million destination resort casino, but first they have to get the nod from voters to build both maryland sz sixth casino and to allow table games at slots...
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the historic votes came in washington state and colorado last night. in washington state the vote means anyone over 21 may legally possess an ounce of marijuana starting december 6th. >> this is the beginning of taking apart prohibition one state at a time. that's how they did it 80 years ago against alcohol and that's how we're going to do it now against marijuana. >> the voters may have spoken but federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug. supporters now plan to push for the federal government to end marijuana prohibition across the nation. >>> world leaders are welcoming president obama's win and they're hoping the re-election will help the global economy and end the violence in the middle east. monica villamizar reports from london. >> reporter: the news spread instantly across the globe. the u.s. president barack obama won another four years in office. the victory gave world markets a temporary boost. >> ladies and gentlemen -- the mood of confidence this morning really all around the world. >> reporter: russia welcomed the news. china's
the historic votes came in washington state and colorado last night. in washington state the vote means anyone over 21 may legally possess an ounce of marijuana starting december 6th. >> this is the beginning of taking apart prohibition one state at a time. that's how they did it 80 years ago against alcohol and that's how we're going to do it now against marijuana. >> the voters may have spoken but federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug. supporters now plan to push for...
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washington 0-4. coming up, playoff action in high school football. we head to virginia and maryland for round one. somebody taking on lincoln and leesburg. stick around has ecl ou mi byb lhthee? h!ite acdrs et0 loe stsnk! awom wdeifheha tt msi! wchs zeweme inbabechse omheauinco veouauedod? insecrmyozrea thheederne fvo ofunri tats d si ty loes wge u' fe iul inve lt t. th lghg w ee. veouauedod? >>> it's time for usa today high school sports presented by toyota. >> it's the oldest school in loudoun county against one of the newest one. wood grove opened in 2010. loudoun county began operating in 1954. the robbery, as you would expect, still being cultivated, but it's our game of the week. the raiders say we must protect this house. they're all jacked up. this is brad toko. take it to me one more time. loudoun county up 7-love. can you take it to the house. yes, you can. can you take it to the house? oh, yes, you can. sweet run. 59 yards. 21-0 raiders. good for a score. and good enough to take your helmet off. shout loudoun proud, young man. so we've see
washington 0-4. coming up, playoff action in high school football. we head to virginia and maryland for round one. somebody taking on lincoln and leesburg. stick around has ecl ou mi byb lhthee? h!ite acdrs et0 loe stsnk! awom wdeifheha tt msi! wchs zeweme inbabechse omheauinco veouauedod? insecrmyozrea thheederne fvo ofunri tats d si ty loes wge u' fe iul inve lt t. th lghg w ee. veouauedod? >>> it's time for usa today high school sports presented by toyota. >> it's the oldest...
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. >> reporter: it was nearly four years ago when a gust of wind helped push the spirit of washington into an f.b.i. boat, a d.c. police boat and finally the john glenn. the 50-year-old glenn ended up with a 15-foot long gash in its hole peeling its back like a can opener. at issue today is whether to continue trying to get grants for repairs to the glenn or start lobbying capitol hill for funds to buy a new state of the art rescue boat. >> there are some challenges internally that the members have figured out how to work around but we need to get the boat in order. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> in other d.c. news, today the former d.c. council chair kwame brown is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court. in june brown pleaded guilty to bank fraud. he admitted to lying on two separate bank loans valued at more than 200,000. he could face a maximum of six months in jail. prosecutors have asked the judge in the case to sentence brown to six days plus three years probation. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll m
. >> reporter: it was nearly four years ago when a gust of wind helped push the spirit of washington into an f.b.i. boat, a d.c. police boat and finally the john glenn. the 50-year-old glenn ended up with a 15-foot long gash in its hole peeling its back like a can opener. at issue today is whether to continue trying to get grants for repairs to the glenn or start lobbying capitol hill for funds to buy a new state of the art rescue boat. >> there are some challenges internally that...
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last week boy scouts delivered bags to hundreds of homes in the washington area. today they went back to collect those bags filled with food. one of the sites was a safe way store on piney branch road in northwest washington. safe way stores throughout the area took part in this. the capital area food bank will distribute the food to more than 700 agencies in our area. >> i'm really happy to see that the boys are participating in high numbers, getting a good sense of what it is to be hungry in our community. >> when you consider one in two children right here, washington, d.c., our nation's capital, doesn't know where their next meal is coming from, that's staggering. it's staggering across here. so events like this, scouting for food, working with partners, as i said safe way and channel 9, makes such a difference to the lives of those across our region. >> wusa 9 was a proud sponsor of today's event. since its launch in 1987, the scouting for food program has collected millions of pounds of food items for people in this area in need. >>> thousands of people turn
last week boy scouts delivered bags to hundreds of homes in the washington area. today they went back to collect those bags filled with food. one of the sites was a safe way store on piney branch road in northwest washington. safe way stores throughout the area took part in this. the capital area food bank will distribute the food to more than 700 agencies in our area. >> i'm really happy to see that the boys are participating in high numbers, getting a good sense of what it is to be...
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ran disal pinkston, cbs news -- randall pinkston, cbs news, washington. >> the f.b.i. began investigating petraeus after a woman said broadwell was sending her harassing e- mails. >>> parades marked veterans day on sunday from coast to coast. at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to those who didn't make it back home alive. the president said the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to be there for returning veterans and their families, not just now but always. the president also noted this was the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> and this is video from the new york city veterans day parade. thousands lined the streets of manhattan sunday for the parade cheering and waving a flag. volunteers also collected winter coats for those in need nearly two weeks after storm sandy hit the area. >>> the hunt continues for the gunman who shot a taco bell manager in columbia, maryland. howard county police sa
ran disal pinkston, cbs news -- randall pinkston, cbs news, washington. >> the f.b.i. began investigating petraeus after a woman said broadwell was sending her harassing e- mails. >>> parades marked veterans day on sunday from coast to coast. at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to those who didn't make it back home alive. the president said the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our...
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a video link from afghanistan to a military base in washington state where bails is in custody. after tomorrow's closing arguments, the military will decide whether to move forward with a full-blown court- martial, a conviction could lead to the death penalty. >>> we've been trying to keep you up-to-date about the fiscal cliff, where taxes go up and spending goes down in a combination which virtuallyguarantees a recession. >> what is the congress and the president did agree on a plan to avoid the cliff and that recession, could that make things worse? gary nurenberg, what did you find? >> reporter: derek, keep in mind that the whole idea was to pay down the deficit to begin getting the country out of its $14 trillion debt. if we go over the fiscal cliff, that means the government gets $600 billion to apply to debt reduction. $500 billion more in taxes. $100 billion in spending cuts. the combination that guarantees that recession. you hear the phrase kicking the can down the road, dealing with it later. if we do that, what about the debt? >> our current national debt is $14 trill
a video link from afghanistan to a military base in washington state where bails is in custody. after tomorrow's closing arguments, the military will decide whether to move forward with a full-blown court- martial, a conviction could lead to the death penalty. >>> we've been trying to keep you up-to-date about the fiscal cliff, where taxes go up and spending goes down in a combination which virtuallyguarantees a recession. >> what is the congress and the president did agree on a...
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google offers has a deal with the framing studio in washington, d.c. you pay $49 and you get $200 to use for any custom framing project. >>> it is time to get those pearly whites even pearly whiter. an exam, x-ray and teeth cleaning for $50. this is going to save you $250 with a group-on deal with berkshire family dental in the cathedral section of upper northwest. >>> 901 restaurant and bar has an offer with deal city. pay just $12 and get open bar for two on a friday or saturday night of your choice from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. or pay $45 and get open bar for you and 14 of your best friends. if you have an offer for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle, 9news now. >>> there is some good news for residents in far western maryland. garrett county sheriff now says about 95% of the state and county roads are open. that is after 30 inches of snow. last week, maryland governor o'malley toured the areas hit hard by sandy's blizzard conditions, and nearly all residents now should get their power back on by midnight tonight. th
google offers has a deal with the framing studio in washington, d.c. you pay $49 and you get $200 to use for any custom framing project. >>> it is time to get those pearly whites even pearly whiter. an exam, x-ray and teeth cleaning for $50. this is going to save you $250 with a group-on deal with berkshire family dental in the cathedral section of upper northwest. >>> 901 restaurant and bar has an offer with deal city. pay just $12 and get open bar for two on a friday or...
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that includes maine, minnesota and washington state as well as maryland. >>> early voting centers will be open again today in maryland. prince george's county executive rushern baker and other local leaders stopped by one voting location in landover, maryland wednesday. the wayne curry sports and learning center is one of five early voting locations in the country. governor o'malley extended early voting hours because of sandy. early voting kents in maryland -- centers in maryland are now open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. through friday. >>> early voting sites in the district will also be open again today. the polls are open from 8:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. today through saturday. the d.c. board of elections says extra voting equipment has been added at all locations because long lines are expected. in person absentee voting hours have also been extended in northern virginia. for a complete list of voting locations, log on to our website, it's wusa9.com. >>> the search continues this morning for a 25-yr-old man investigators believe is responsible for three pipe bomb attacks in stafford c
that includes maine, minnesota and washington state as well as maryland. >>> early voting centers will be open again today in maryland. prince george's county executive rushern baker and other local leaders stopped by one voting location in landover, maryland wednesday. the wayne curry sports and learning center is one of five early voting locations in the country. governor o'malley extended early voting hours because of sandy. early voting kents in maryland -- centers in maryland are...
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the washington monument. the jefferson memorial. 42 degrees with cloudy skies. light northerly winds only about 5 miles an hour but enough to push that windchill down into the upper 30s this morning. another look at the big picture here. there's this little pulse coming out of north carolina. producing those showers we were just looking at. that will move off to the north and east and then behind it, there's not much. little piece of energy with a few clouds and you can sort of follow the jet but it's all quiet and that's good because this thing is going to move out to sea. and we'll see sunshine returning here really by the middle of the day. so a nice sunny afternoon. clear to partly cloudy tonight. we get into saturday morning now, we're quiet and look at saturday. nothing nearby. a couple of clouds down to virginia beach and norfolk. so we're going to be in pretty good shape for the weekend. and it looks like we're going to be in pretty good shape for the holiday travel period too and even right through thanksgiving. today morning clouds afternoon sun. 55. w
the washington monument. the jefferson memorial. 42 degrees with cloudy skies. light northerly winds only about 5 miles an hour but enough to push that windchill down into the upper 30s this morning. another look at the big picture here. there's this little pulse coming out of north carolina. producing those showers we were just looking at. that will move off to the north and east and then behind it, there's not much. little piece of energy with a few clouds and you can sort of follow the jet...
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the president wasted no time in confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate for change. let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> mitt romney is concentrating on virginia today as he was toning down his speech after sandy, but today, he was back on the attack. >> these are critical times, an election of consequence. an election where you're not going to shape the country for four years, but for a generation. >> and get this, according to clear politics, barack obama and mitt romney are in a dead heat tied at 47.7% of the votes nationwide. >>> a live look outside. topper shutt will be along in just a few minutes with a full look at your forecast. >>> right after the break, their fight against obesity. some new programs out there to help you shed those unwanted pounds. >>> the epic size of america's obesity rate. many adults and children these days are struggling with their weights. more and more programs are geared towards helping severely overweight peopl
the president wasted no time in confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate for change. let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> mitt romney is concentrating on virginia today as he was toning down his speech after sandy, but today, he was back on the attack. >> these are critical times, an election of consequence. an election where you're not...
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at the washington convention center. we will be holding a career fair, reemploying america. >> people need to bring what on friday? >> their resumes, their best presentation about their experience, and to bring excitement about meeting one on one a lot of sponsors who have real jobs, who they will be able to converse with about. >> practice that pitch in the mirror and get ready and polish yourself up. there are some pretty big name sponsors coming up here that are looking to hire some people. which ones? >> american express, the coke cola company, general motors. we have d.c. water. we have several hospitals, sibley and others. and we are really -- we've impressed upon these sponsors to please have real oprtunities so people can begin the process of assuring they will get a job. >> you don't want people walking through the motions and not getting the job. >> no. >> the communities you're trying to help, more and more people are coming from the wars in iraq and afghanistan and more and more troops are in need after job w
at the washington convention center. we will be holding a career fair, reemploying america. >> people need to bring what on friday? >> their resumes, their best presentation about their experience, and to bring excitement about meeting one on one a lot of sponsors who have real jobs, who they will be able to converse with about. >> practice that pitch in the mirror and get ready and polish yourself up. there are some pretty big name sponsors coming up here that are looking to...
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on the northbound side of 210 at fort washington road. i don't think it's anything major but just keep that in mind. northbound 95, looking great from triangle to dumb flees maybe a -- dumfries maybe a few brake lights heading to the occoquan river and then good to go through springfield. a live look outside and show you what it looks like if you're planning to head here and again always bunching up around 644. but all the lanes are open to 395 and the 14th street bridge. back to the maps this time to the north side of town coming in from aspen hill, wheatton, rock i'll doing well out of northern montgomery county corridors 270 included out of frederick and a live look one more time outside. this time we're going to take a look here at the beltway at pennsylvania avenue. no issues to the wilson bridge. and i'll be back with more traffic at 5:40. psychology up. >>> thank you monika. the popular vote it was fairly close but president obama had wrapped up his electoral college victory by midnight last night. >> that's because the battlegroun
on the northbound side of 210 at fort washington road. i don't think it's anything major but just keep that in mind. northbound 95, looking great from triangle to dumb flees maybe a -- dumfries maybe a few brake lights heading to the occoquan river and then good to go through springfield. a live look outside and show you what it looks like if you're planning to head here and again always bunching up around 644. but all the lanes are open to 395 and the 14th street bridge. back to the maps this...
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susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> john brennan is the president's top counterterrorism advisor and he's said to be a new leading candidate for c.i.a. director. >>> general william kipp ward is being demoted from a four- star general to a three-star general and will retire. he's accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on lavish travel and unauthorized expenses. defense secretary leon panetta said ward will have to repay the government $2,000 -- $82,000. >>> president obama is scheduled to hold a press conference today to discuss the fiscal cliff. he's been meeting with business and labor leaders ahead of fiscal cliff negotiations with congress, but the president is sure to be questioned about the scandal surrounding general petraeus and allen. he's also likely to be questioned about his plans to replace general petraeus. secretary of state hillary clinton and treasury secretary timothy geithner. >>> today democrat national pelosi will announce whether she'll continue in her role as house minority leader or step down. she's asked female democrats in the
susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> john brennan is the president's top counterterrorism advisor and he's said to be a new leading candidate for c.i.a. director. >>> general william kipp ward is being demoted from a four- star general to a three-star general and will retire. he's accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on lavish travel and unauthorized expenses. defense secretary leon panetta said ward will have to repay the government $2,000 --...
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the washington film called flight came in second place. argo hung in third and the man with the iron fist rounded it out. >>> the average american does this 256 times a year. is it blow their nose, donate to charity or cook a meal? >> peter wrote americans would be healthier if it were c, but probably a. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us. mr. bernstein has lots to talk about. >> by wednesday that is when a nor'easter does come up the coast with rain and wind. weatherwise your day planner on this monday morning, likable and chilly. 46 by noon, 47 at 5:00. topping out at 50, 52. the
the washington film called flight came in second place. argo hung in third and the man with the iron fist rounded it out. >>> the average american does this 256 times a year. is it blow their nose, donate to charity or cook a meal? >> peter wrote americans would be healthier if it were c, but probably a. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us. mr. bernstein has lots to talk about. >> by wednesday that is...
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members of the gop tell the washington post they plan a series of polls and focus groups to find new ways to appeal to more voters. could it lead to more cooperation with the white house? we put that question to former house speaker newt gingrich. >> i do think the problems we face are so large that it's irresponsible for the two governing parties to just start out by saying let's have four years of gridlock. they should at least try to find is there a common ground which is compatible with the values of both republicans and democrats that at least moves the ball forward 50% even if neither side gets 100% of what they want. >> newt gingrich and his wife callista were here during our noon news to promote their two new books. >>> there is a lot of talk today about a video just released by president obama's campaign and it features a rare emotional moment from the president who we all know is known for keeping it cool. >> because what you guys have done and the work that i'm doing is important. i'm really proud of that. i'm really proud of all of you and -- and what you have done. [ che
members of the gop tell the washington post they plan a series of polls and focus groups to find new ways to appeal to more voters. could it lead to more cooperation with the white house? we put that question to former house speaker newt gingrich. >> i do think the problems we face are so large that it's irresponsible for the two governing parties to just start out by saying let's have four years of gridlock. they should at least try to find is there a common ground which is compatible...
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the 35-year-old woman was flown to washington hospital center. investigators now trying to determine why the car left the road in the first place. >> the house committee is investigating the recent deadly meningitis out break that's killed 32 people across the country and made more than 440 others ill. >> the owner of the new england compound implicated in the out break appeared before the panel as did one of the widows of the victims. >> the owner of the company linked to the deadly fungal out break refused to answer questions on capitol hill. >> what explanation can you give to families who have lost their loved ones? >> i decline to answer on the base of my consty constitutional rights. >> the out break killed 32 people and sickened more than 400 others in 19 states. one of those victims was judge eddie lovelass whose widow came to the hearing looking for answers. >> and i've come here begging you to do something about the matter. >> the out break is slowing down with fewer cases being reported. 14,000 people are thought to have been exposed.
the 35-year-old woman was flown to washington hospital center. investigators now trying to determine why the car left the road in the first place. >> the house committee is investigating the recent deadly meningitis out break that's killed 32 people across the country and made more than 440 others ill. >> the owner of the new england compound implicated in the out break appeared before the panel as did one of the widows of the victims. >> the owner of the company linked to the...
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washington or carolina, which team will turn around their fortunes on sunday? if washington's defense has anything to do with it, it won't be burgundy and gold. and how hurricane sandy is impacting d.c. united. that's coming up. >>> redskins defense on pace to give up 5,000 passing yards this season. let that marinate. no team has ever done that. a lot of reasons for the foul smelling defense. defensive backs who don't cover well, all of the above so would do you do with cam newton as he comes to town? last year's rookie sensation has morphed into this year's sophomore slumper. he's still dangerous. we know he's got legs. the redskins don't stop anybody which has jim hazlet turned gone and he certainly knows that. >> we've given up too many yards, big plays, and then the rush, you know, we haven't had as many sacks as we did last year. i thought we did much better last week. we could continue to improve and be better in those areas. >> milking cows in the background there? what was that? we know maryland has put the p in patchwork offense this year. four quarte
washington or carolina, which team will turn around their fortunes on sunday? if washington's defense has anything to do with it, it won't be burgundy and gold. and how hurricane sandy is impacting d.c. united. that's coming up. >>> redskins defense on pace to give up 5,000 passing yards this season. let that marinate. no team has ever done that. a lot of reasons for the foul smelling defense. defensive backs who don't cover well, all of the above so would do you do with cam newton as...
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more history in washington state and colorado. voters there chose to legalize recreational marijuana. it was rejected in oregon. pot taxes could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars each year, but lighting up is still against federal law. in massachusetts, voters approved using medical marijuana, a similar measure in arkansas. and in california, proposition 30 is still too close to call. governor brown says the bill is the only hope to prevent more cuts to public schools. if it pass, prop 30 would raise the state sales tax and increase income taxes for people who make at least $250,000. and also another high profile label on modified foods appears to be feeling. prop spgs says consumers have a right to know, but opponents say the labels would stigmatize foods that are scientifically proven to be safe. coming up after your local news on cbs morning news, complete coverage and analysis including interviews with key players from both parties. i don't know if it's just me, but ink we're all happy this thing is gist over. i'm terre
more history in washington state and colorado. voters there chose to legalize recreational marijuana. it was rejected in oregon. pot taxes could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars each year, but lighting up is still against federal law. in massachusetts, voters approved using medical marijuana, a similar measure in arkansas. and in california, proposition 30 is still too close to call. governor brown says the bill is the only hope to prevent more cuts to public schools. if it pass, prop...
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susan mcginniss, cbs news, washington. >>> today a fairfax county judge is expected to offer a ruling on a lawsuit over new rules when it comes to poll workers in virginia. the rule stipulates that poll watchers cannot leave their seats or talk to voters inside the voting sites. both parties have poll watchers which are typically there to answer questions about ballots. >>> more than 5 2,000 dcvoters voted early. early voting turnout was more than double those in 2010. >>> at 4:35, here's a look at some other things making news now. a preliminary report on the deadly crash of an atlanta police helicopter is due out this week. saturday night the chopper hit the top of a power line pole before crashing onto the street. two officers on board were killed. they were searching for a nine-year-old run away, who was later found unharmed. >>> an absolutely awful story out of pittsburgh. the death of a three-year-old boy at the pittsburgh zoo is now under investigation. a toddler fell into the exhibit for african dogs. 11 dogs surrounded this little boy and attacked and killed him. investigator
susan mcginniss, cbs news, washington. >>> today a fairfax county judge is expected to offer a ruling on a lawsuit over new rules when it comes to poll workers in virginia. the rule stipulates that poll watchers cannot leave their seats or talk to voters inside the voting sites. both parties have poll watchers which are typically there to answer questions about ballots. >>> more than 5 2,000 dcvoters voted early. early voting turnout was more than double those in 2010....
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susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is it. these two candidates have one more day to make their introduce misses, attack each other, they got to be tired but looking at them over the weekend they are still going strong. president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder introduced him. also in ohio mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it's possible but not likely. >> reporter: the candidates have been burning up jet fuel crisscrossing the country. on sunday president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you already voted. but if you haven't, there's still time. >> reporter: today he'll hit more swing states with ohio, wisconsin and iowa before heading home to chicago. >> after we've been through together, we can't give up now. >> reporter: mitt romney's bonanza included, ohio, indiana, pence and virginia. today he'll visit florida, ohio, virginia and new hampshire. >> if you're tired of being tired, not just tonight but all the time. >> report
susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is it. these two candidates have one more day to make their introduce misses, attack each other, they got to be tired but looking at them over the weekend they are still going strong. president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder introduced him. also in ohio mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it's possible but not likely. >> reporter: the...
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here in the washington d.c. there are several athletes who proudly served their country. >> reporter: it's 1975. degrees rwin curtis and some of his -- derwin curtis and some of his navy teammate are ushering in change. >> they took quite a few of us from louisville, chicago. >> reporter: the former midshipmen football star now vice ad miler has a list of accomplishments -- admiral has a list of accomplishments a nautical mile long. so for him it's personal. >> americans have short memories. we forget about our heroes during world war ii. we forget about vietnam. >> reporter: he's part of a military family, four children all naval academy. >> i knew i wanted to serve not only because of my family, just because i feel like everyone should kind of do my part. >> reporter: his wife didn't officially serve but may as well be commander in chief. so when the curtis family hung old glory this morning, it meant something. >> when there's a loss, i've stood with the families, not just by them but with them. >> reporter:
here in the washington d.c. there are several athletes who proudly served their country. >> reporter: it's 1975. degrees rwin curtis and some of his -- derwin curtis and some of his navy teammate are ushering in change. >> they took quite a few of us from louisville, chicago. >> reporter: the former midshipmen football star now vice ad miler has a list of accomplishments -- admiral has a list of accomplishments a nautical mile long. so for him it's personal. >> americans...
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to around 60 here in washington. it's friday morning, 4:27. monika samtani steps in now with timesaver traffic. >>> thank you so much howard. good morning everybody. it is friday. little pause there for a second. if you're planning to go around town it's friday morning light as well. southbound 270 looks great. down to the point where the lanes divide, you're absolutely fine. let's take a live look outside and show you that construction also is cleared up on the inner and outer loops of the beltway here at university boulevard. you're good to go. 66 looks good out of centreville to vienna and the beltway no problems here through tysons corner and annandale and springfield. another live look outside, this time on the inbound side of 66 at glebe road inside the beltway. nice and quiet to the roosevelt bridge. same story on 295 and 395 as well. i'll be back with more. back to you guys. >>> president obama is scheduled the address the nation for the first time since the election. he's going to focus on the deficit and of course the impending fisca
to around 60 here in washington. it's friday morning, 4:27. monika samtani steps in now with timesaver traffic. >>> thank you so much howard. good morning everybody. it is friday. little pause there for a second. if you're planning to go around town it's friday morning light as well. southbound 270 looks great. down to the point where the lanes divide, you're absolutely fine. let's take a live look outside and show you that construction also is cleared up on the inner and outer loops...
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from hagerstown down to charms town, much of washington -- charles town, much of washington county seeing rain. down toward winchester and woodstock and areas in western talkier -- fauquier county. 52 if cambridge -- in cambridge. grab the rain jackets, rain gear. monika, you look chilly. >>> as long as you look good, whatever, you can be cold. if you're planning to head around town, it is cold and the roads are wet. please be careful if you're traveling out early this morning, especially when the volumes are light. everyone tends to go faster. inbound 66 toward oakton and vienna, everything is good. inside the beltway 66 at glebe road, no issues to report as you head for the roosevelt bridge. the north side of town, traffic is looking good as well from college park into bethesda spring. no issues on 270 coming in from frederick. a live on 270 at old georgetown road. roads are wet and volumes light coming down to the split. i'll be back with more at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> with hopes of saving money for the district the number of ambulances working overnight could soon be reduced.
from hagerstown down to charms town, much of washington -- charles town, much of washington county seeing rain. down toward winchester and woodstock and areas in western talkier -- fauquier county. 52 if cambridge -- in cambridge. grab the rain jackets, rain gear. monika, you look chilly. >>> as long as you look good, whatever, you can be cold. if you're planning to head around town, it is cold and the roads are wet. please be careful if you're traveling out early this morning,...